Zeng Xingyang got another assist, and there was no celebration or exchange between the two.
Barton also felt that the pass was comfortable, but he didn’t shout it out. He just didn’t like Zeng Xingyang!
It’s not about basketball, he just can’t stand him...
There are always some people in the world who you can’t stand and don’t want to talk to.
Even though the Nuggets were trying hard to resist the Warriors’ comeback.
But their overall strength was indeed not as good as the Warriors. With 5 minutes and 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Curry stole Nelson’s pass and completed a fast-break layup, tying the score at 110 to 110.
The Warriors’ efficiency was unbelievably high, and the Nuggets didn’t have the extraordinary hot hands they had in the first half, which made it really tiring for them to compete.
The Warriors would seize any opportunity to counterattack, and there were many holes in the Nuggets’ defense.
The defensive ability of the Nuggets’ rotation players was quite poor.
Whether it was Barton, Galinari, or Nelson, their defensive abilities were below the league average.
And Jokic, Faried, Lavine, Arthur, and others had significant defensive limitations, they could only defend well in their areas of expertise.
Zeng Xingyang often needed to sweep both inside and outside lines, which was a big test of his stamina.
The Nuggets’ offense.
Jokic passed the ball to Zeng Xingyang.
Zeng Xingyang quickly dribbled to the frontcourt.
The Warriors continued to demonstrate their strong defense, and no openings emerged among the Nuggets’ players.
Iguodala was defending Zeng Xingyang outside the three-point line.
Zeng Xingyang continued to call for a pick-and-roll with Jokic.
Zeng Xingyang feigned left, Iguodala shifted his weight to the left, and Jokic sneaked in.
Zeng Xingyang adjusted his dribbling to the right outside the three-point line, as if he was going to stop suddenly.
Iguodala tried to chase, but was a bit slow, and Green rushed over to try to block.
But Zeng Xingyang was still faking; he bent down and burst forward with a change of pace dribble.
Green was too eager to block Zeng Xingyang, causing him to completely lose position.
Zeng Xingyang had a clear open space ahead, and he saw Curry in the paint helping on defense. Without hesitation, he took a step and leapt into the air, grabbing the ball with one hand and swinging it over Curry.
This guy, does he really have that much confidence seeing me?
Curry spat out half of his mouthguard and instinctively flinched.
The basketball was ferociously smashed into the hoop.
Zeng Xingyang completed his first career poster dunk over a superstar in the NBA.
The one who got dunked on—Golden State LaVine.
Faried quickly howled: "Awooo!!!"
The poster dunk shocked the crowd on site.
The general impression of Zeng Xingyang had always been a lack of athleticism, but this time he jumped quite high, successfully posterizing Curry.
After the dunk, the ball just happened to fall into Zeng Xingyang’s arms. He mimicked a signature motion on the ball for the camera, then turned and passed the ball with both hands to Curry, who was about to inbound it.
"Stephen, I really envy you. You get to compete on the same court with the future Gote. Here’s his autograph for you. Hold onto it, don’t drop it; you might be able to sell it for money."
After saying so, Zeng Xingyang blew Curry a playful kiss...
Curry looked at the basketball in his hands, feeling speechless.
He was completely shown up by Zeng Xingyang’s antics!
Curry was much more good-tempered than Green, and such mind games didn’t make him angry. He just shook his head with a wry smile.
This rookie who was drafted at the same position as him was really special.
Green, Iguodala, Thompson, Barnes, and the others beside him were all dumbfounded.
How could this rookie be such a show-off?
Both the audience on site and the fans watching the live stream online were angered and amused by the sight of Curry being handed the ball.
The "little schoolboy" got bullied .
When will he be able to stand up for himself?
"Wow, Xingyang really showed off this time."
"At first, I thought Xingyang was a low-profile person, but it turns out he inherited Larry Bird’s true skills."
"Showing off in such a novel way, even the master show-off Larry Bird couldn’t pull that off."
"Haha, Xingyang used to be such a good boy, but he’s learned some bad habits since joining the league."
"It’s inevitable; in the NBA, the weak get bullied, while the strong can act unconstrained."
"Hmph, the more someone shows off, the harder they fall later!"
"Let’s see how you show off if you lose the game later."
There were many Warriors fans back home who also couldn’t stand Zeng Xingyang being so high-profile.
On the court, Zeng Xingyang wasn’t paying any more attention to the recent poster dunk and show-off. For him now, he just wanted to follow his heart.
Right now, he feared no challenge.